Deep beneath the frozen Arctic are deposits of methane. Lots of methane. And there's even more on the sea floor. As the environment warms, these deposits are being released into the atmosphere, presenting grave risks of runaway warming.

The United States is held in high regard in Kosovo because of its role in supporting the former Serbian province's bid for independence. So, for many Kosovars, having a beefy American muscle car is a high sign of status. So much so that Kosovars living abroad, even in the U.S., often bring their cars home with them on vacation.

Scientists studying the Arctic are predicting the ice cap will shrink to record levels this year, a condition many blame on human-caused climate change. That'd led some to conclude that before this decade is out, we could have a summer day or days where there's no Arctic ice cap at all.

A Japanese fishing boat that was swept out to sea during the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 has been sent to the bottom of the Gulf of Alaska by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The vessel was sunk to prevent it from endangering other ships as well as keep it off North American shores.

The tanker Renda has anchored off the coast of Nome, Alaska. All that's left now is for the 1.3 million gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel to be off-loaded into town, using a pipe stretched a half a mile over ice-covered ocean.

The two islands - one American and one Russian - in the middle of the Bering Strait, are the Big and Little Diomede Islands. The World's David Leveille follows up on a recent Geo Quiz about the distance between the US and Russia.

The United States controls immense amounts of water, so why does most of the seafood you eat come from other countries? A new book looks at the many ways the American seafood industry is out whack — and how it might be fixed.

Turkey's ruling AK party faces the possibility of being declared illegal: it's been charged with promoting an Islamist agenda that endangers the secular nature of the state, as The World's Aaron Schachter has more.

Everyone’s heard of the bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, but six months later, the Japanese also bombed Dutch Harbor in Alaska. Three days after that, they captured two remote islands far out on the Aleutian chain. It's a battle that's all but forgotten, but it's the subject of a new book.

In a small community in Alaska residents are speaking a language that you might not expect. Its roots come from a country that colonized Alaska in the 18th century. For today's Geo Quiz, name that country.

Deep beneath the frozen Arctic are deposits of methane. Lots of methane. And there's even more on the sea floor. As the environment warms, these deposits are being released into the atmosphere, presenting grave risks of runaway warming.

Southern Sudanese refugees in Anchorage, Alaska have started language classes for their Americanized children. The classes in the Nuer language help the children connect to their families. Annie Feidt of Alaska Public Radio Network reports.

In little Cordova, Alaska, a town accessible only by air and sea, they're struggling with removing the 130 inches of snow that have fallen in December and the first eight days of January — and more snow is on the way.

Deep beneath the frozen Arctic are deposits of methane. Lots of methane. And there's even more on the sea floor. As the environment warms, these deposits are being released into the atmosphere, presenting grave risks of runaway warming.

Fifty miles. That's about the distance separating the United States and Russia. And it's the answer to today's Geo Quiz. The World's David Leveille takes a look at an old proposal to link Siberia and mainland Alaska by tunnel.